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German
Etymology
From Schürze (“apron”) + Jäger (“hunter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʏrt͡sənjɛːɡər/, (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-jeːɡər/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Schür‧zen‧jä‧ger
Noun
Schürzenjäger m (strong, genitive Schürzenjägers, plural Schürzenjäger)
- skirt chaser, womanizer, philanderer (habitual seducer of women)
Declension
Declension of Schürzenjäger
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